by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A new Washington law aims to make it easier for patients to access aid-in-dying services under the state’s Death with Dignity Act. A measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law earlier this month will cut down the wait time between when patients first ask for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A report published last week by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows a 17.5 percent increase in hospital expenses from 2019 to 2022 that more than doubled the period’s 7.5 percent rise in Medicare reimbursement. The report identified that labor costs...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Reps. Adrian Smith and Debbie Dingell introduced a new bill that would attempt to lower Medicare spending by moving more hospital care into the home. The legislation would create a new Medicare benefit allowing certain beneficiaries not eligible for Medicaid to have a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A New York Times article covers concerns that members of the Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, donated millions of dollars to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which has been a source of advice to the White House and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to keep the abortion pill mifepristone broadly available as the legal battle over its Food and Drug Administration approval status plays out in the lower courts, according to a Friday evening decision. The court’s action stands to leave...
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